DEPTFORD TWP. — A Camden man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with three cases of commercial copper theft in Deptford Township.

Michael T. Klopp, 45, was picked up by the U.S. Marshal’s Service New York/New Jersey Fugitive Task Force out of Camden on warrants charging him with three copper thefts in Voorhees Township, according to Deptford Township Police Chief Daniel Murphy.

Once Klopp was arrested, he allegedly confessed to three jobs in Deptford, Murphy said — thefts from the roof of Deptford Skating Rink on June 18, with damage and value estimated at $16,500, a Verizon Wireless tower on Fox Run Road on July 18 estimated at $40,000, and an AT&T Wireless tower on Hurffville Road on July 20, estimated at $40,700.

Deptford will charge Klopp with three counts each of burglary, theft and criminal mischief, the chief said. Klopp was committed to the Camden County Jail in default of $60,000 bail on Voorhees charges and faces $50,000 bail for the Deptford charges.

The Marshal’s task force arrested Klopp at 6 a.m. Thursday. Murphy said police have had Klopp under surveillance for several weeks.

Important information on the case came from Camden Iron Yard, which provided documentation that showed Ortiz’s car had been used to drop off metal for scrap, said Murphy. Because the metal itself is shredded, it’s hard to use as evidence, Murphy said. The scrap yard demands to see and document sellers’ registrations and driver’s licenses, he said.